MSSU-UMSL Signing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 9, 2007
Dr. Julio León

(417) 625-9501

 

JOPLIN, MO (SNS) - Missouri Southern State University is making history again. The University is taking another step in expanding advanced educational opportunities for professionals in this region.

 

Representatives from Missouri Southern State University and the University of Missouri – St. Louis will sign an agreement to deliver a cooperative Master of Arts program in History.

 

Missouri Southern President, Dr. Julio S. León, will be joined by University of Missouri - St. Louis Chancellor, Dr. Thomas F. George, and UMSL Provost, Dr. Glen Hahn Cope, for the signing.

 

The joint memorandum of understanding (MOU) provides the framework for MSSU to move forward with the application process that will seek approval from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association.

 

Other representatives from MSSU and UMSL also will be at the ceremony. Following the signing, the media will be allowed time for interviews with Dr. León and Dr. George.

“The new cooperative program will be another in a series of steps that will provide residents of this region with more educational opportunities and greater convenience. The two institutions have strong traditions of providing high quality programs, and working together with this new program will help individuals enhance their careers and contribute to the greater economic development of southwest Missouri specifically and the entire state of Missouri in general,” stated Dr. León.

 

“This agreement is not only historic in terms of what the program offers but gives evidence that two universities can develop a program that both benefits students and uses the resources of the state of Missouri efficiently,” stated Dr. León.

 

Under the provisions of Senate Bill 55, which gave Missouri Southern university status, MSSU can enter into agreements with other Missouri state universities for the delivery of graduate education.

 

Similar cooperative programs have been launched or are being pursued with the University of Missouri – Kansas City, Northwest Missouri State University, Missouri State University and Southeast Missouri State University, for master’s degrees in early childhood education, instructional technology, teaching, nursing, dental hygiene and criminal justice.

Additional information is available at http://www.mssu.edu/graduate.

 

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